Shekel Of The King's Weight, Royal Shekel
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SHEKEL OF THE KING'S WEIGHT, ROYAL SHEKEL
('ebhen ha-melekh, "stone (i.e. weight) of the king"):
The shekel by which Absalom's hair was weighed (2 Samuel 14:26), probably the light shekel of 130 grains.
See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
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